Gluten is present mainly in wheat and other grains like barley and rye. It is a protein composite and is known to cause allergies in some people. People who suffer from Celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity and wheat allergy should avoid foods containing gluten. Some people are of the belief that gluten free eating is beneficial to the general population as well. For this reason many people also opt for salad dressings which are gluten free.

Five Homemade Gluten Free Salad Dressing

You do not need to look at the tiny print of product labels to check for ingredients, nor do you have to buy expensive and over-priced salad dressings. They are easy to make. It would take about 5 minutes to prepare a healthy gluten-free salad dressing. Given below are 5 easy recipes for home-made gluten free salad dressing, which are not only delicious but superfast as well.

1

Gluten-Free French Salad Dressing

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Extra-virgin olive oil

1 cup

Sugar

½ cup

Ketchup (gluten free)

⅓ cup

Apple cider vinegar

¼ cup

Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon

Directions

Take all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Whisk till the sugar dissolves and the mixture turns smooth and glossy.

You can refrigerate it in an airtight container

2

Ginger Dressing

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Sesame oil

2 tablespoons

Rice vinegar

4 tablespoons

Wheat free soy sauce

2 tablespoons

Light olive oil

1 tablespoon

Fresh ginger, grated

1 inch

Garlic, minced

1 clove

Organic agave nectar

½ teaspoon

Directions

Mix all ingredients in a bowl or cup with help of a fork.

Taste and adjust seasonings amount.

3

Strawberry Lemonade Vinaigrette

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Light olive oil

½ cup

Agave nectar or honey

½ cup

Strawberry lemonade

½ cup

Apple cider vinegar

½ cup

Celery seeds

1 teaspoon

Salt & pepper

To taste

Directions

Except olive oil, mix all ingredients in a bowl.

While whisking, slowly pour the olive oil in the mixture till it emulsifies or thickens slightly.

4

Greek Salad Dressing

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Extra virgin olive oil

4 tablespoons

Fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons

Golden balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons

Fresh oregano, minced

1 tablespoon

Fresh mint, minced

1 tablespoon

Lemon zest

1 teaspoon

Garlic, minced

1 clove

Organic agave nectar

½ teaspoon

Salt & pepper

To taste

Directions

Mix all ingredients in a bowl or cup with the help of a fork.

Taste and adjust seasonings amount.

5

Easy Blue Cheese

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Mayonnaise

1 cup

Sour cream

1 cup

Blue cheese

6 ounces

Apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon

Worcestershire sauce (optional)

2 teaspoons

Pepper

½ teaspoon

Garlic powder (optional)

½ teaspoon

Water

As needed

Directions

Crumble the cheese into the bowl and thin with water.

Add all the other ingredients in the bowl and mix them well.

Five Gluten Free Salad Dressing Brands

People who are gluten intolerant can choose from a variety of brands of gluten free salad dressing and need not to limit themselves to vinegar and oil. However, those who are extremely sensitive to gluten should opt for brands that have tested for gluten cross-contamination.

1

Annie's

Annie’s provides gluten free salad dressings along with combination of vegetarian and vegan options. It is the best choice for people on dairy-free or animal-free diet. Their products are non-GMO and you can choose from a variety of traditional and gourmet flavors like Thousand Island, Cow Girl Ranch, Italian, Artichoke Parmesan, Lemon and Chive, Honey Mustard, etc.

2

Kraft

Kraft provides a huge range of gluten free salad dressings. These dressings ensure that they label any derivate of gluten as well by mentioning it as "modified food starch (wheat)." You can choose from classics like Thousand Island, Honey Dijon Vinaigrette, Catalina, Italian and the same in fat-free version. The gourmet dressings are Vidalia Onion Vinaigrette with Roasted Red Pepper Salad Dressing and Marinade, Raspberry Vinaigrette with Poppy seed, etc. They also have specialty dressings. You can check their website for details on gluten free products.

3

Maple Grove Farms of Vermont

Maple Farms of Vermont provides the perfect pure maple syrup since 1915. They have baking mixes, dressings, candies and spreads. A lot of products are available in the gluten free version as well. You can choose from natural salad dressings, fat-free and sugar-free versions as well. Some of the flavors include Ginger Pear, Asian Sesame, Lime Basil, Wasabi Dion, Asiago and Garlic and Sweet 'n Sour.

4

Best Foods/Hellman's Mayonnaise

Unilever owns both Best Foods and Hellman’s and the products are sold based on geography. The area east of Rocky Mountains is under Hellman’s and to the west is under Best Foods. They have a variety of mayonnaise and spreads, and claim to use vinegar prepared from corn. The gluten-free products of them include Real Mayonnaise, Light Mayonnaise, Low-Fast Mayonnaise dressing, Limited Edition Southwestern Ranch Reduced Fat Mayonnaise and Tartar sauce. You should check the ingredient list for the words "gluten free" since not all products are free of gluten.

5

Hidden Valley

Hidden Valley has many salad dressing products which fall under the GF-20 level of gluten free. They label gluten-free products with a yellow and green check-mark circle to denote "gluten free". The company does not; however, disclose the source of their distilled vinegar, as per their consumer service representative.